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Thread: Maggots on eggs

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    Maggots on eggs

    I found some maggots on my steppe runner eggs in the incubator. Could this be from the vermeculite?

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    Nah, its probably from fruit flies. Vermiculite isnt the issue.
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    X2 fruit flies


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    Re: Maggots on eggs

    Hi,

    If it was new vermiculite then no it should be sterile essentially.

    Try and find a way of keeping flies out of the incubator if you can without causing problems.


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